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Secret Walking Tour of Central London: A Journey into the Unexplored Past and Present
4.8
244 Ratings
Greater London
Uncover the hidden secrets of Central London on a 1.5-hour walking tour. Explore gas-lit alleyways, quirky pubs, and peculiar landmarks, including the world's smallest police station and the Duke of Wellington's nose.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Trafalgar Square - We go looking for the smallest police station in the world
- Admiralty Arch - Here we search for the Duke of Wellington’s nose…
- Covent Garden - We pass through this famous part of London, and pay a visit to church of St Paul’s and its beautiful gardens.
- Strand - Here we delve into the theatre district and look for the most superstitious hotel in London!
What's Included
- Professional guide
- All activities
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
This exploration journey is ideal for locals wishing to unearth London’s untold stories, as well as tourists eager to delve into the city’s distinctive history and current state. During this 90-minute foot-paced tour, your guide will escort you around the heart of London and steer you away from the typical tourist routes.
You’ll be taken through ancient gas-lit lanes, beyond peculiar symbols and atmospheric taverns, giving you the chance to experience strange highlights like the tiniest police station worldwide, the Duke of Wellington’s nose, the most ritualistic hotel in the city, and much more!
- No dogs are allowed on the tour other than guide dogs.
Location
Equestrian Statue of Charles I
Departure Point: The equestrian statue of King Charles I on the roundabout just south of Trafalgar Square
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Anacristina_b
Jun 13, 2024
Amazing tour about a different London - Amazing tour with so much to discover about a different London! Amazing guide, very proud of his city, with so many interesting and peculiar stories to tell! It was really worthwhile, thanks, obrigada
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A_bit_restless
Jun 3, 2024
Funny and interesting tour, well worth it! - Rosie, our tour guide, was well-informed, interesting, and took us to some spots we never would have appreciated without some background. My spouse grew up in London, and even he learned a lot from the experience.
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Sean_p
May 31, 2024
Great Tour to See More Than the Norm - Excellent tour that highlights statues and facts, which are right in the same area of all the known locations, that you'd never know about.
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977richardq
May 26, 2024
nice waliing tour - Me and my husband went on the secret tour with Paul. It was a really nice tour with other things you normally hear or see. The walking is easy to do and not too far. It was brought to us with enthousiasm and the guide was very kind.
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Jacobky7217op
May 26, 2024
Great tour! - This tour was super cool! Our guide, Jeremy, was quite eccentric, and did a great job keeping the entire tour group engaged. The route had a number of cool landmarks, for which Jeremy provided extensive background and fun facts. I highly recommend this tour to anyone who is considering it.
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Solotripper2014
May 13, 2024
A refreshingly different exploration of London that gets you off the beaten track! - This tour was very interesting, taking in some really quirky and unusual features of London. Our guide was great and very welcoming and approachable with a wealth of information. If you want to get away from traditional tourist London then take this tour to see the things other tours don't reach!!!
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Sarah_n
May 6, 2024
Highly recommend this tour - Definitely worth it. Paul was a great tour guide, full of information and witty too. Seeing parts of London that we hadn’t explored before was amazing! We’ve been to London loads but this tour brought us to little streets we hadn’t been to before. Highly recommend this tour.
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Jonathan_b
Apr 19, 2024
Really good tour - An excellent tour around London our tour guide Rosie was very knowledgeable and really knew her facts. I would highly recommend this tour for people looking to learn a the secret stories of popular sites in London.
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Nick_w
Apr 1, 2024
Easter Saturday fun - Rosie and the anecdotes as we walked along.
Rosie, our tour guide, was a mine of information and had a lovely, comic way of describing historic events.
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Angela_m
Mar 23, 2024
Informative and friendly tour - I learnt some very interesting facts about Cromwell and the Thames, gaslight fire marks etc. I also saw parts of Lindon I would not have gone to on my own
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